Montpellier Sud de France station

Gare de Montpellier Sud de France is a railway station on the outskirts of Montpellier, France which offers occasional TGV services.

Gare de Montpellier Sud de France
Façade of Montpellier-Sud-de-France station
Location1521 Rue de la Fontaine de la Banquière, 34000 Montpellier, France
Coordinates43°35′42″N 3°55′31″E
Owned byRFF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)Contournement Nîmes – Montpellier
Platforms4
Tracks6
History
Opened2018

Montpellier Sud de France was built for and opened a few months after the Nîmes–Montpellier Bypass, which extends from the end of the LGV Méditerranée near Nîmes to just beyond Montpellier.[1]

Station
Entrance to Montpellier Sud de France station

Montpellier Sud de France has four platforms and six tracks. The 1st, 3rd, 4th and 6th tracks allow train access to the platforms and the 2nd and 5th tracks are used by passing traffic (the Contournement Nîmes – Montpellier is also used by freight traffic).[2]

Autoroute 709 (a branch of the A9) provides road access to the station.[3]

The station is situated at the edge of Montpellier near the Château de la Mogère[4]

Château de la Mogère

Train services

The station is typically served by five services per day: –

Travel times

The fastest travel time between Paris and Montpellier Sud de France is 3 h 9 m.[5]

Bus services
  • Place de France, Montpellier[6]

References
  1. "Map showing Nîmes-Montpellier Bypass" Accessed 2 May 2019
  2. "Montpellier Sud de France layout" Accessed 2 May 2019
  3. "Road layout near Montpellier Sud de France station" Accessed 2 May 2019
  4. "Location of the Château de la Mogère with respect to the station"" Accessed 21 June 2019
  5. "Part of SNCF website showing journey times between Paris and Montpellier" Accessed 2 May 2019
  6. "Details about access to Montpellier Sud de France station" Accessed 2 May 2019


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